Interview: Sony Music Community

“I suppose our view is kind of in the middle. We want people to hear our music, so if they do so via a legitimate low-res stream – and, importantly, the quality doesn’t bother them – then that’s ok. On the other hand it is a bit frustrating when we’ve spent money, time and care recording, mixing and mastering our music and people listen to it through their phone speakers or on terrible headphones, meaning they’re missing out on detail, subtlety and power by losing high and low frequencies. That’s a shame.”